Push for Absolute Evaluation in All CSAT Subjects… Will Student Burden Decrease?
Recently, discussions have been underway in the education sector to significantly change the evaluation method for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). The plan is to expand the absolute evaluation system, which is currently applied only to select subjects such as English and Korean History, to all CSAT subjects.
This proposal was designed to reduce the excessive entrance exam competition and academic burden experienced by students. Under the relative evaluation system, students faced immense stress because they had to achieve higher scores than their peers to earn a good grade.
Education authorities expect that if absolute evaluation is introduced, students will be able to focus more on building their own skills rather than competing for scores. There is also an outlook that the issue of excessive private education costs could be resolved to some extent.
However, some are raising concerns that the discriminatory power of the CSAT could decrease. Parents and education experts are focusing their attention on how universities will change their student selection criteria if absolute evaluation is implemented for all subjects.
Moving forward, the Ministry of Education plans to prepare specific implementation plans after holding public hearings and gathering expert opinions. As significant changes are expected in the educational field, it seems crucial to sufficiently reflect the voices of students and parents during the policy implementation process.